Last day to vote on Kennedy Connector street name

Wednesday is the last day to cast your vote to help decide the name of a new Cincinnati street.

The Kennedy Connector project, which is extending Kennedy Avenue south to Madison Road, will include a brand-new city street that will intersect the new portion of Kennedy about midway down.

The street will help tie the new section of Kennedy into I-71 South and the Norwood Lateral, while also linking to Ridge and Alamo Avenues to provide the same access to the highways for both of those streets.

"This will be a very short road, but it will do a big job," said Michael Moore, Director of the Department of Transportation and Engineering. "It deserves a great name."

Hundreds of name ideas were submitted to the Kennedy Connector Facebook page beginning in July. A naming committee, which included residents from nearby neighborhoods and members of the Cincinnati media, reviewed all of the nominations and selected a handful of finalists:

Kennison: Combination of "Kennedy" and "Madison."

William Brown: Cincinnati pioneer. Received Purple Heart from George Washington.

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